Activists urge Puerto Rico governor to add LGBTQ to gender violence emergency declaration
Activists urge Puerto Rico governor to add LGBTQ to gender violence emergency declaration Carmen Sesin © Provided by NBC News Human rights activists lauded Puerto Rican Gov. Pedro Pierluisi’s move to declare a state of emergency over gender violence as a "step in the right direction," but several also urged him to expand the executive order to include all LGBTQ persons. Pierluisi's executive order, issued Sunday, directs more resources to combating the wave of killings and other violence directed at women and girls in the U.S. territory, including the appointment of a spec...
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